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• Police fear anti-social gangs are using 'hippy crack' in Coventry park - Coventry Telegraph

  28-10-2016 19:34
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Police fear anti-social gangs are using 'hippy crack' in Coventry park
  Coventry Telegraph
  Police say the discovery could be linked to rising levels of anti-social behaviour in the area, including wheelie-bins and trees being set on fire. Laughing gas, or nitrous oxide, is also called 'hippy crack' used to be sold legally, but since the ...
  
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• Fraudsters jailed over multi-million pound international advertising scam - Coventry Telegraph

  28-10-2016 18:57
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Fraudsters jailed over multi-million pound international advertising scam
  Coventry Telegraph
  Managing director of Wyvern Media, Jonathan Rivers, 55, and four of his co-directors were handed a total of 15 years behind bars at Nottingham Crown Court today. The company, which has offices in Coventry, Rugby and Leamington Spa, used ruthless ...
  
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• Boss of 'callous' Wyvern Media scam Jonathan Rivers jailed

  28-10-2016 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man behind a "callous" cold-calling scam which defrauded hundreds of people is jailed for six years.
  
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• Chilling Coventry: St Mary's Guildhall plagued by the praying monk - Coventry Telegraph

  28-10-2016 17:25
  
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  Chilling Coventry: St Mary's Guildhall plagued by the praying monk
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• Premiership: Wasps v Newcastle Falcons (Sun)

  28-10-2016 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news as Wasps host Newcastle in Sunday's Premiership fixture at the Ricoh Arena (14:30 GMT).
  
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• Morrison's Hotter Than Hell pizza - think you can handle it? - Coventry Telegraph

  28-10-2016 14:32
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Morrison's Hotter Than Hell pizza - think you can handle it?
  Coventry Telegraph
  Fancy a pizza tonight - well, why not try this devilish concoction featuring one of the world's hottest chillies. Morrison's is selling the 'Hotter Than Hell' pizza over the Halloween weekend - which features the British grown Naga chilli. Staff at the ...and more »
  
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• Our call to Coventry Cathedral for all-party talks to end Sky Blues dispute - Coventry Observer

  28-10-2016 14:11
  
  Our call to Coventry Cathedral for all-party talks to end Sky Blues dispute
  Coventry Observer
  THE COVENTRY Observer's Save Our City campaign is calling on Coventry Cathedral to step in to try and help resolve the multi-party dispute involving the Sky Blues, which threatens the 133-year-old club's future. The Observer understands the cathedral ...and more »
  
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• Walsall v Coventry preview - SkySports

  28-10-2016 14:06
  
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  Walsall v Coventry preview
  SkySports
  Maz Kouhyar is out for Walsall but his knee injury is not as bad as first feared. The midfielder is likely to be sidelined for around six weeks but the Saddlers had concerns he could have missed the next three months after surgery last Friday. Striker ...
  Franck Moussa looking forward to Coventry City reunion in Saturday's local derby clash at WalsallCoventry Telegraphall 7 news articles »
  
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• 'They want somewhere to live and work at a reasonable price' - Coventry Telegraph

  28-10-2016 13:47
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  'They want somewhere to live and work at a reasonable price'
  Coventry Telegraph
  At the Property Week Magazine Student Accommodation Awards this year the panel of student judges refused to make the award for 'Best Student Accommodation' because all of it was simply too expensive. Unless they are prepared to saddle themselves ...
  Work begins at Coventry University's new Bishop Gate student accommodationCoventry Observerall 2 news articles »
  
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• 'No cuts to Coventry Half Marathon budget' claims council chief as 2017 event planning continues - Coventry Observer

  28-10-2016 13:28
  
  Coventry Observer
  'No cuts to Coventry Half Marathon budget' claims council chief as 2017 event planning continues
  Coventry Observer
  THERE are fresh hopes that next year's popular Coventry Half Marathon could be saved after the deputy leader of the council confirmed to the Observer that there has been no cuts to the event's budget. Concerns were raised earlier this month that one of ...
  
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• Your West Midlands Questions answered

  28-10-2016 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All week you have been using Your Questions to ask about the West Midlands. Here are some of our answers.
  
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• Hull Ionians v Coventry RFC: Cov Head Coach Rowland Winter's pre-match column - Coventry Telegraph

  28-10-2016 13:00
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Hull Ionians v Coventry RFC: Cov Head Coach Rowland Winter's pre-match column
  Coventry Telegraph
  My weekends are balanced perfectly between the excitement of Coventry's league campaign and the action-packed, fun-filled hour on a Sunday morning coaching my son's Under-6 age group at Kettering Rugby Club. Whilst they might seem poles apart, ...and more »
  
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• Spooky emojis replace Facebook reactions for Halloween - Coventry Telegraph

  28-10-2016 12:41
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Spooky emojis replace Facebook reactions for Halloween
  Coventry Telegraph
  Halloween is just around the corner and even Facebook is getting into the spirit of things. Mark Zuckerberg's company has once again - temporarily - changed the way you can react to your friends' posts. The social media giant has replaced the ...
  No Tricks, Just Treats From Facebook This Halloween | Facebook NewsroomFacebook Newsroomall 102 news articles »
  
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• Boo! Coventry's first Halloween parade to be held this weekend - Coventry Telegraph

  28-10-2016 12:04
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Boo! Coventry's first Halloween parade to be held this weekend
  Coventry Telegraph
  Coventry is about to have its very own fright night with the first ever Halloween Parade to hit the city's streets. Bewitching Broadgate will bring a spooktacular end to the month-long Festival of the Dead this Saturday. Things going bump in the night ...and more »
  
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• Coventry City Halloween protest will target Sisu boss Joy Seppala - Coventry Telegraph

  28-10-2016 11:54
  
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  Coventry City Halloween protest will target Sisu boss Joy Seppala
  Coventry Telegraph
  Coventry City supporters will stage a Halloween-themed protest against the club's London hedge fund owners Sisu next week. Posters featuring the face of Sisu chief executive Joy Seppala in a witch's hat will be produced by supporters' alliance ...
  
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• Nine brilliant things to do in Coventry this weekend - Coventry Telegraph

  28-10-2016 11:06
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Nine brilliant things to do in Coventry this weekend
  Coventry Telegraph
  The Day of the Dead festival - known in Spanish as Dia de los Muertos - is a festive holiday where Mexicans remember and honour loved ones who have passed. It will be celebrated this weekend at a big party at FarGo Village with live music, tacos and ...
  
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• Coventry sex predator who preyed on 11-year-old boy has jail term slashed - Coventry Telegraph

  28-10-2016 10:33
  
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  Coventry sex predator who preyed on 11-year-old boy has jail term slashed
  Coventry Telegraph
  A child molester from Coventry who terrified his young victim so much that he would pass out through fear has had his jail term cut by top judges. Vincent Nixon was caged for five years and four months earlier this year after pleading guilty to ...
  
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• Nan inspires emojis for over-50s after 'smiley poo' gaffe - Coventry Telegraph

  28-10-2016 09:38
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Nan inspires emojis for over-50s after 'smiley poo' gaffe
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  This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Video thumbnail, Diane Hill emojis. Video Loading. Video Unavailable. Click to playTap to play. The video will start in 8Cancel. Play now. Watch ...and more »
  
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• Murder arrest over grandad found dead near Corley Rocks - Coventry Telegraph

  28-10-2016 08:47
  
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  Murder arrest over grandad found dead near Corley Rocks
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  Coventry man's body discovered in Corley prompts Warwickshire Police investigationCoventry Observerall 5 news articles »
  
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• 'Emoldjis': Gran's call for older people's lives to be reflected

  28-10-2016 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  False teeth and bad back emojis, the brainchild of a frustrated grandmother, could soon be in use after being sent off for official approval.
  
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